Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-09
THE RESULT.
No Occasion for Alarm that tho City Is
Going to the Bad.

No Occasion for Alarm that tho City Is
Going to the Bad.
FORT WORTH, Tex. April s. 1887.
To the Editor OF the Gazette.
see the Dark Lantera party seems to
be in high glee over the election of three
aldermen and marshal at the late cleo
ton. They claim that this is an indorse-
ment of DR.. BroiIes' course as Mayor, and
signifies that the civ is in favor of
tae lark Lantern party. Let US see for 8
moment of wuaI this party or the few
relics OF it have won TO be in such high
spirits over.
Mr.. Farmer, the City Marshsl-elect,
was voted for oy Democrats and Repub-
llcans IS well as by members Of this Dark
Lantern party. His arguments were, aud
the facts are true, that during the last fall
election he lot only voted for, out did ell
in his power to assist the Demo
cratic party during the great
and cvantful struggle between the Demo
cratic party and the secret political partv
which all sensible men thought was now
buried to never more be resurrected
again. He says IN his campaign, open and
above board, that he was a Democrat of
the simon pure kind, but that the Demo
cratic party was in no danger, that so far
as law and order was Concerned, that
during the late strike he was upon the
side Of the law, that as Deputy United
States Marshal he did all ia his power to
fulfill and carry out the wv, that when it
came to test he had voted with the
Democrats, and that it was
his opinion that now all
xFToS
should decide st the ballot box. and not
at conventions, who should be their
officers.
Mr.. j. G. Reilly claims to be q Republic
can, but when it came to the test last
fall, like many other Republicans he
voted and worked with the Democratic
party in favor of law and order as against
secret political parties. In his election
many of his Democratic friends thought
thai city Democratic conventions in that
ward, which was overwhelmingly Demo-
cratic, was wholly unnecessary, voted
for him as an independent candidate
and used the argument among their
Democratic friends that when it came
to the test last fall Mr.. Reilly voted and
worked with the Democrats. He, too,
was elected by Democrats and it is safe
to say no d. L. candidate could have been
elected n this ward which is SO strongly
Democratic.
Mr.. John L Ward, the alderman elect
from the First ward, is another they
claim Is one of the trophies Of war thew
have won and brought triumphantly to
their hearts from the battle field. Mr..
Ward, like the ether two gentleman, las
fall when the test came not only voted
out his untirjrg efforts did noble work
for the Democratic party as against
the Dark Lantern party. And ne, too
claimed that his ward, which
was over 6heImingly Democrat
ic, should not nominate an
aldermen because it was the only desire
of the people to keep down the election of
any person belonging to this secret po-
litiCal party.
Mr.. K. B Daggett is q member of this
party, but l have it from pretty reliable
authority that last year, after the cleo
ton, he said that he was done with this
secret political party Being the largest
property owner in our city, and by his
known generosity and kindness to the
poor OF his ward, no man could have de-
teated him for this position. In this
ward there can be but little doubt that
the D. L. party is in the ma
jority. While the Democrats can CEN
sure themselves for their inactivity
on election day-especially as there were
about coo of them who did not vote at all
yet the Dark Lantern party have no
cause for rejoicing. it matters not which
way 1t went, they were no5 and could not
be successful.
Dir. Brolles and his party amount to
but little in this city, comparatively, so
far as votes are concerned. l. is safe to
predict that all the aldermen elect, as
we'll as the Marshal, will make good and
efficient officers, snd will at all times
have the interest of the city at heart. l
am DEMOCRAT.